Smart temps for Nelson as coach

Your Warriors coach for their trip to Texas is assistant Keith Smart. But don’t jump too far to any conclusions. Don Nelson is not fleeing to Hawaii. He has pneumonia, the team announced just before noon.

The gravity of his illness is not known, but this will be the first time Smart has coached the team without Nelson even in the building. (Still, any victories will be credited to Nelson’s career total.)

Meanwhile, on the practice floor today, there were seven Warriors playing (reports John Shea, who’s filling in for Rusty Simmons on the beat today). Corey Maggette skipped practice to get some treatment, but he is expected to dress for Tuesday’s game at Dallas. That will give the Warriors the minimum eight active players on game day.

The Warriors play at San Antonio on Wednesday and then return home to host the Lakers on Saturday.